Total Crime Rate

220.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 0.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Street (BS1 5PU) in the last 12 months was 220.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (BS1 5PU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Street Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pipe Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pipe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pipe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pipe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pipe Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Culver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Culver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Culver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Place
Apr 2026Other theft Berkeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Explore Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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